Psilocybin: A Brief Overview
I do not condone the use of psilocybin, or any other substance. This post is merely for education and entertainment purposes. As some of you may have observed, this blog is meant to explore the nature of reality and our position within it. In an attempt to do so, various philosophies have been pontificated to attempt to explain the purpose of our nature. In our attempt to understand ourselves, there is one tool that allows us to shine a light on our existence: consciousness. Consciousness is the ever-elusive, yet all present beam of focus for interpreting, perceiving and engaging with reality. It is, presumably, what allows us, at least in part, to construct our model of reality. You see, you do not live in reality. Your phenomenological experience of life is actually based on data that your brain has simulated into a predictable facsimile to help you engage in the world. The majority of sensory data is actually ignored by your brain as to avoid analysis-paraly...